I am usually simply a statistic.
January 1st (or early on in January) I make a list of resolutions.
The thing about resolutions is that they are usually accompanied by the feeling of having to change right away, and stick to that change clear until December 31st.
A little unreasonable. That's why people say that New Year's Resolutions are made to be broken.
This year I decided to do something different.
Make goals.
Goals are typically accompanied by a feeling of advancement, achievement, taking small steps to get there until December 31st.
One of the first things on my list was getting my home reorganized. It seemed as if nothing had a real home, and there were just piles of things everywhere.
After Christmas, Robi went to spend some time with my in-laws, which gave me a golden opportunity to organize our home.
That fresh feeling of everything having a place, and seeing spaces cleared off and pretty again gave me the fuel to organize more goals for myself.
Some of those goals include:
Less TV and more creative free play (markers, crayons, play dough, _____(insert anything creative here)
Lately the TV has been on more than it should. That will be remedied immediately
Less Computer and more family time. One of the things I managed to do while cleaning was find an out-of-the-way place for the computer so that it is less distracting. Plus, I made a new routine-schedule that includes turning it off while the kids are awake.
Healthier Cooking - more fruit, more whole grains, more homemade (less chips and store bought sweets), more salads and fresh veggies. And daily vitamins. This leads to another goal to achieve my goal weight by summer.
Regular Journaling, both as a personal habit as well as a spiritual one.
Dear reader - I am enjoying getting our home and family life organized again. I feel like I am more productive and in control of what happens during the day. I feel I must seize the moments I am given, not just float along like a kite on a string. And yet, another goal I made was to accept those things I cannot change, and not allow myself to grow anxious or frustrated. Because while we must seize the moments we are given, there are times when this is not in our control. It's in those moments that we learn what faith in God and His perfect plan is all about!
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12 comments:
Great things to work toward this year!
Hi There!! I linked up right after you!! Here we thought if we spent time being and doing for our family first before blogging and were at the tail end of the linkup....no one would read our post!! Well, I did!! I have been thinking a LOT about goals. I really liked yours so much. Turning off the TV and watching less is such a good one. We turned it off when our oldest was 5. Totally off. What a blessing for him to grow up without it. He is now such a godly young man. Such a blessing. I really liked your other goals too.
It is so wonderful to meet you. Thanks for dropping by on my website. I hope others click on your link and find you. This is a beautiful post. I love what you are looking to do. More than goals they look like habits you will work on.
We don't subscribe to any TV - for about 2 years now. We have so much more time for other pursuits - reading, discussions and meeting new people like you.
Blessings,
Janis Cox www.janiscox.com
Organizing my home (and keeping it that way) is one of my goals this year too, Rosilind. Wish you God's best as you seek to achieve your goals.
I found this quote by Orison Swett Marden a while back: "A good system shortens the road to the goal." Like you were saying, when everything has a place, even more goals can be tackled. That must be the secret!
Draga Roz, sretno sa svim ovogodišnjim odlukama, i svima vama pogotovo malim anđelima sretna, sretna Nova godina.
Hvala ti, draga! I tebi takoder! :)
I like that quote!!!! Thank you for stopping by to share that!
Thank you, Sheena! It's a great feeling when everything is in it's place. :)
haha!! Love it!!! I have thought that more often than I wish to admit. :) I grew up without a TV and never missed it. We usually let the kids watch cartoons on DVD or video (umm...yes, video...we still have those! haha!) - I like to control carefully what they watch (and bypass all those toy commercials! haha!)
Thank you!!
OMG, Do you link up with all of those above sites. I would go CRAZY! Anyway, I have yet to figure out my goals for this year. I'm still thinking about them.
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